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(43) Date of publication: 10.12.2008 Bulletin 2008/50 (21) Application number: 07710698.7 (22) Date of filing: 06.03.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C25B 15/00(2006.01) C25B 1/02(2006.01) F02D 19/08(2006.01) B60K 15/10(2006.01) F02B 43/04(2006.01) F02N 17/08(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/CA2007/000364 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/101342 (13.09.2007 Gazette 2007/37)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 08.03.2006 CA 2538935 01.02.2007 CA 2576682 (71) Applicant: Martinrea International, Inc. Etobicoke, ON L4L 9C7 (CA)	(72) Inventors: CERNY, Zdenek Brampton, Ontario L6P 0EY (CA) BURKE, Francis, Michael Toronto, Ontario M8X 1R5 (CA) (74) Representative: Reeve, Nicholas Edward  Reddie & Grose 16 Theobalds Road London WC1X 8PL London WC1X 8PL (GB)